office boy

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noun

a person, traditionally a boy, employed in an office to run errands, do odd jobs, etc.

Origin of office boy

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby office boy

office, office automation, office bearer, office block, office-block ballot, office boy, office girl, officeholder, office hours, office junior, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization

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Example sentences from the Web for office boy

When we rang at M. Mouillard's door, it was opened to us by Baptiste, the office-boy, who waits at table on grand occasions.
The Ink-Stain, Complete|Rene Bazin
She asked for him at the door as simply as if I had been his office-boy.
A Circuit Rider's Wife|Corra Harris
When Mr. Sharp was an office-boy, his name had been "Little Big-brains."
Cripps, the Carrier|R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Then the office-boy had to tell the whole story all over again.
Harper's Young People, April 12, 1881|Various

The Countess in her agitation rang as if she had been at home, and the office-boy came in.
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for office boy

office boy

noun

a former name for office junior

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单词	office boy
释义	office boy SEE SYNONYMS FOR office boy ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person, traditionally a boy, employed in an office to run errands, do odd jobs, etc. Origin of office boy First recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby office boy office, office automation, office bearer, office block, office-block ballot, office boy, office girl, officeholder, office hours, office junior, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for office boy When we rang at M. Mouillard's door, it was opened to us by Baptiste, the office-boy, who waits at table on grand occasions. The Ink-Stain, Complete\|Rene Bazin She asked for him at the door as simply as if I had been his office-boy. A Circuit Rider's Wife\|Corra Harris When Mr. Sharp was an office-boy, his name had been "Little Big-brains." Cripps, the Carrier\|R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore Then the office-boy had to tell the whole story all over again. Harper's Young People, April 12, 1881\|Various The Countess in her agitation rang as if she had been at home, and the office-boy came in. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life\|Honore de Balzac British Dictionary definitions for office boy office boy noun a former name for office junior Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to office boy gofer, page, copyboy, errand boy
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office boy

noun

Origin of office boy

Words nearby office boy

Example sentences from the Web for office boy

British Dictionary definitions for office boy

noun

Words related to office boy